Au-delà de l'un
53'
France
IFFR 2018
An elderly comedian is buried up to his neck in the Mexican desert. A bitter young woman threatens to pulp his head with a nail bat; the only thing that can stall her are his stories of a mythical threshold behind which lies the absolute truth. Is she in his dream or he in hers? Or were they once the Bonnie-and-Clyde-like couple we keep seeing, exacting their revenge on the world?
In this dystopian frame story, nothing is what it seems. "Some stories have no clear beginning or end," says the old man and his tales of love, fear of death and love’s vulnerability intertwine. Nihilistic, yet wonderfully shot, this narrative offers no solution, but does provide escape routes for a doomed world. Director Gutiérrez calls this, his debut film, his opera prima.
IFFR 2018
Programme IFFR 2018
Not short, not long: just as long as it takes. IFFR puts the mid-length film in the spotlight.
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